Born in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia, lives in the city of Turku. Journalist, poet, teacher. Fisherman. All pursuits and professions find a place on both sides of the border.

The poems I write for a long time and constantly, but publish them much less so glad appearance of the site. The last attempt ended with the publication of obtaining Russian poetry contest diploma "Under the sky of Baltic - 2016" in the nomination "The poetic humor."

Andrei Karpin is coming from the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Petrozavodsk. His collection of poems Dom, kotoryi and stroju (House, that I am building) was released in 2008. Poems published by Russian-speaking newspapers and magazines and anthologies. In Finland poems were translated and published in the Kaltio- Kulttuurivihkot and magazines, as well as a collection of poems in the anthology Poetry-scenes. The poem Scenes from the City of Turku received a year's Multicultural award in 2015.

Karpin whrites also in Finnish language. Andrei Karpin has represented Finland in 2007, 2008, 2011 International Festival of Russian Poetry and Arts' events in London and in Odessa. He has performed in Finland in clubs, libraries, Southwest Finland poem week and Finnish poetry festivals.

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